Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie skipping royal family Christmas amid Prince Andrew’s Chinese spy scandal
nypost.commultiple outlets.Instead, Beatrice, 36, and Eugenie, 34, will both spend Christmas with their respective in-laws. Beatrice is married to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and is pregnant with their second child.
Eugenie is married to Jack Brooksbank and they have two sons.According to People, Beatrice and Eugenie were invited to spend Christmas with their respective in-laws before the news broke of the Chinese spy scandal that involves their father, Prince Andrew.This is only the second time in the last decade that Beatrice and Eugenie have missed the royal family’s Christmas gathering.
The other instance was in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Andrew, 64, and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, 65, will also be absent from the upcoming festivities, and will instead be at their shared home, Royal Lodge, per People.The former couple was at Sandringham at Christmas last year.
They were expected to attend the gathering again this year, but that changed due to the controversy over Andrew’s ex-staffer who has been accused of being a Chinese spy.
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